Shanghai, China
10:01 AM
Hello
Been a few months since posting so it's time for an update. I'm in Shanghai!
Yet another global engagement has shown up and this time my volunteering has landed me squarely in Shanghai China. This time, i'm not alone with quite a few aussies scattered around the place, including a couple with me here in Shanghai.
I arrived here Monday the 18th of June after flights via Hong Kong and instantly was aware of the heat and humidity, even at 9:30 at night. Next thing I noticed was that the roads are in an organised state of chaos, which includes, but certainly not limited to, people riding bikes at night the wrong way down the highway. If you think indicators are optional to Perth drivers you should see the locals here.
Let me start by saying this, Shanghai is HUGE. Over 16.2m people call it home, skyscrapers are growing out of former rice paddy areas at a rate of knots, there is always traffic and people everywhere and the smog is really bad to the extent that when walking around and I catch a glimpse of the sky, I feel lucky.
The first weekend here saw some touring around the Yuyuan Gardens, up the Pearl TV tower for a look at the smog from 350m high and some shopping in Nanjing Road, a popular shopping area. There are more scalpers of knock off goods in Shanghai than there are people in Perth. I started off by saying no, now I just ignore them completely or pull the mickey by offering them similar items before they get a chance to open their mouths.."watch, bag, shoe, dvd, you like, you lookie lookie, no cash, just lookie".
Walking around Shanghai is definitely a good way to lose weight, as long as you don't mind doing it by sweating kilos. To say that 32 degrees with 95% humidity is hot is an understatement. You're just in a perpetual state of perspiration. On the plus side, the hotel is very nice and has an excellent swimming pool to cool off in.
Work wise, it's starting to ramp up after having been here a week. I'm working about an hour out of Shanghai at the clients premises. Can't really talk much about that and no one wants to hear it anyway.
That'll do for now. I'm planning on being in and around China for a while so stay tuned to see where i'm off to next.
Zai Jian
Dave
Been a few months since posting so it's time for an update. I'm in Shanghai!
Yet another global engagement has shown up and this time my volunteering has landed me squarely in Shanghai China. This time, i'm not alone with quite a few aussies scattered around the place, including a couple with me here in Shanghai.
I arrived here Monday the 18th of June after flights via Hong Kong and instantly was aware of the heat and humidity, even at 9:30 at night. Next thing I noticed was that the roads are in an organised state of chaos, which includes, but certainly not limited to, people riding bikes at night the wrong way down the highway. If you think indicators are optional to Perth drivers you should see the locals here.
Let me start by saying this, Shanghai is HUGE. Over 16.2m people call it home, skyscrapers are growing out of former rice paddy areas at a rate of knots, there is always traffic and people everywhere and the smog is really bad to the extent that when walking around and I catch a glimpse of the sky, I feel lucky.
The first weekend here saw some touring around the Yuyuan Gardens, up the Pearl TV tower for a look at the smog from 350m high and some shopping in Nanjing Road, a popular shopping area. There are more scalpers of knock off goods in Shanghai than there are people in Perth. I started off by saying no, now I just ignore them completely or pull the mickey by offering them similar items before they get a chance to open their mouths.."watch, bag, shoe, dvd, you like, you lookie lookie, no cash, just lookie".
Walking around Shanghai is definitely a good way to lose weight, as long as you don't mind doing it by sweating kilos. To say that 32 degrees with 95% humidity is hot is an understatement. You're just in a perpetual state of perspiration. On the plus side, the hotel is very nice and has an excellent swimming pool to cool off in.
Work wise, it's starting to ramp up after having been here a week. I'm working about an hour out of Shanghai at the clients premises. Can't really talk much about that and no one wants to hear it anyway.
That'll do for now. I'm planning on being in and around China for a while so stay tuned to see where i'm off to next.
Zai Jian
Dave
